LightCastle Concludes the 2nd Accelerator Batch for WorldFish Bangladesh in Rangpur

LightCastle Partners successfully completed the Demo Day of the Aquaculture Entrepreneurship Scale-Up Program in partnership with WorldFish Bangladesh on 18th February 2021, at BRAC Learning Center Rangpur.

At the event, 31 shortlisted aquaculture entrepreneurs shared their business models and future plans with potential investors and market experts with a view to scaling up their businesses. The judges’ panel included Ivdad Ahmed Khan Mojlish, MD at LightCastle Partners; Md. Samsujjaman, SEO and Manager Operation at Prime Bank Limited; Barun Chandra Biswas, District Fishery Officer at Department of Fisheries; Md Akter Hossain Prodhan, Deputy Managing Director at Kormosongsthan Bank; Habibul Mostofa Arman, Managing Director at Khaas Food Limited; Arafatul Islam Akib, Head of Growth at Khaas Food Limited; Bashudeb Mohanto, Relationship Officer at Prime Bank Limited; Manos Kumar Saha, Aquaculture Specialist at WorldFish.

The best aquaculture entrepreneur with the dummy check

The best-performing participant at the event received a total investment of BDT 50,000 from LightCastle Partners. This seed investment is intended to give them support for their business growth.